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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ghati",
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        "legal_name": "Dennitah Ghati",
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    "content": "communities in this country that are still practicing female genital mutilation. That is violence. That is a point that I find very strong in this Bill. There is nothing wrong in this Bill because it is seeking to put up shelters. We should look into issues of ensuring that in each county, we are instituting and coming up with temporary shelters where victims of abuse can stay temporarily. This Bill is seeking to ensure that victims of violence, whether male or female, access psycho-social and legal support. Those are some of the things that traditionally have not been there. Other structures have not been identified, which go very much into helping the victims of violence to recover. I am looking at this Bill as a Bill that is very exhaustive. It is seeking to protect our homes and children. I want to urge the Members, especially the male Members of this House, because we have a tendency where every time we have a Bill that is looking at social issues or family support, we have male Members who, at all the time – and we know some of them – will obviously be there to shoot down a Bill that is in the best interest of this country. So, I want to urge the Members to look at this Bill from a very objective and sober perspective, so that when we are moving forward, even if we are going to bring amendments, they are amendments that are meant to protect our families. This Bill recognizes the family as the most fundamental unit of the society. Let us look at this Bill not as a battle of the sexes, but as a way of ensuring that we have the best interest and legal frameworks that are going to help our families move forward. I support the Bill."
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